Crab Hut Downtown Celebrates Mardi Gras

We hate to break it to you, but Mardi Gras is not all about bright beads and general debauchery. The Southern tradition that started somewhere around 1699 with the French explorer Iberville has much more to do with a celebration of a culture. And as we all know, culture is best expressed through cuisine.

Crab Hut’s downtown San Diego location is offering a Mardi Gras special that welcomes guests to dine Southern style, with a family-friendly environment and table full of hearty eats.

With reservations, groups can feast on Fat Tuesday from 3-10pm. Tables will include free selected beer from 3-5pm, happy hour prices all night, a 30-33 lb. sack of crawfish per table, and some requisite party favors. The crawfish, a traditional food consumed on Fat Tuesday everywhere, will include all the fixings you could need (bring on the corn and potatoes!). Too stuffed to cause a ruckus? Crab Hut will gladly supply the beads, masks, and shot glasses for your whole party.

The meal is priced at $50 per person, or $450 per table of ten. Mardi Gras 2012 lands on Tuesday, Feb. 21st. While most of us Californians have only heard rumors of the gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish and more from the South, Crab Hut gives the West Coast a meal rivaling the best of the bayou country.

Crab Hut is located at 532 Broadway in downtown San Diego and is open Monday through Thursday from 11:30m-10pm, Friday and Saturday from 11:30am-12am, and Sundays from 12pm-10pm. For more information and to make your reservations, call 866.684.4495 or visit Crab Hut in San Diego. 

Want to party after your feast? Check out the 18th Annual Gaslamp Mardi Gras celebration!

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